GARDENS OF AVILA at Sycamore Springs Avila Beach, reduced to ♦ This is one of those situations where all things working together surrounding the dining experience are so dreadful, it casts a serious blight on the meal. Three phone calls which went to answering machine, a transfer from the front desk which resulted in same,…
Category: Restaurant Critic
THE DOWNTOWN SLO EDITION
Several restaurants added to THE Soifeats RESTAURANT LIST… All in SLO… all I have had the opportunity–or misfortune–to dine at on numerous occasions and almost all are part of the downtown-ish midtown lunch or pub core. THE GIANT GRINDER Part of a grouping of 4 or 5 sandwich shops within as many blocks of mid-town constantly…
TASTE SLO
Not sure what the official name of this resty is… there’s TASTE SLO and TASTE CATERING & EATERY and TASTE 2900 on various signs, paperwork and addresses, in addition to just plain old TASTE, so I think I’ll go with that. After the *meh* which was UTOPIA, this is a fun new work-over with interesting…
Puffer’s of Pismo
They keep coming: Another tiny chef-driven eatery serving inspired creations in an intimate setting. PUFFER’S OF PISMO is the brainchild of the inimitable Charlie Puffer and his conversion of a former–and completely forgettable–winebar into a speakeasy-sort of indoor-outdoor night-spot is complete. I have been watching and waiting for him to get completely dialed-in with regular…
TOP-5 SLO Brewpubs
Readers of this blog will know of my affection for brew-pubs and tap-rooms. NOT. Lots of un-inspired brown food, heavy on grease and salt, a winelist completely devoid of anything interesting, walls of televisions vying for your attention, and a bro-heavy clientele wearing the first thing they found on the floor that afternoon. I am…
THE OYSTER LOFT Pismo Beach
THE OYSTER LOFT Pismo Beach: Oh wow, rarely has a restaurant been so excitedly anticipated and taken so long to be realized. I went to this resty probably 4 months ago for a special BUBBLY FEST event and have been waiting patiently for it to open to the public ever since. Rumors of soft-openings began…
MILESTONE TAVERN San Luis Obispo
MILESTONE TAVERN San Luis Obispo’s newest restaurant and already a serious contender in the tap-room/lunch-bites category for the area. Being a couple blocks from Cal Poly and with an emphasis on beer, I had low expectations from the beginning for anything interesting being realized. Expecting a total bro-spot, I stopped in to view the menu…
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